Missouri Background Check Resources
Background checks are governed by the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). Most state laws concerning public records and background checks are very liberal and straightforward. In the State of Missouri, public records are readily available to anyone wishing to obtain them through appropriate official state agency channels. Background checks are instrumental in the parties' ability to enter into various legally binding contracts, and as such, are always a good idea. Background checks generally require a written permission prior to performing the inquiry. Occasionally, it is possible to obtain such reports without permission, but the results may lack in-depth details.
If the background check adversely affects the consumer, the party accessing public records must provide a copy of the report and a summary of the consumer's rights under FCRA, and allow the consumer reasonable time to contest the report. Due to the increasing threat of identity theft, some states (i. e. California) may now require the employer to provide a copy of the background check report to the consumer regardless of its content.
Call the telephone numbers listed below (or visit the listed websites) to learn how to access the specific background check information you're seeking. Public information may be accessible online or by phone, mail or in person.
It's always best to call before sending written inquiries in order to obtain exact addressing/ordering information.
MISSOURI STATE INFORMATION HOT LINE:
(573) 751-2000
Governor's Office
Attorney General's Office
Legislative Records
State Archives
Criminal Records
State Highway Patrol
Criminal Record & Identification Division
PO Box 568
Jefferson City MO 65102-0568
(573) 526-6153
(573) 751-9382 (fax)
www.mshp.state.mo.us
Inmates/Offenders
Accident Reports (Click on site map)
Driving Records
Driver License Bureau
PO Box 200
Jefferson City MO 65105-0200
(573) 751-4300
(573) 526-7367 (fax)
Vehicle Ownership Information
Department of Motor Vehicles
Motor Vehicle Bureau
PO Box 100
Jefferson City MO 65105-0100
(573) 526-3669
(573) 751-4509 (fax)
http://dor.state.mo.us
Department of Health
Bureau of Vital Statistics
PO Box 570
Jefferson City MO 65102-0570
(573) 751-6387
(573) 526-3846 (fax)
www.health.state.mo.us
Business/Corporate Records
Secretary of State
Corporate Services
PO Box 778
Jefferson City MO 65102
(573) 751-4153
(573) 751-5841 (fax)
www.sos.mo.gov/Default.asp
Workers Compensation Information
Labor & Industrial Relations
Woirkers Compensation Division
PO Box 58
Jefferson City MO 65102
(573) 751-4231 x5
(573) 751-2012 (fax)
www.dolir.mo.gov
UCCs
(tax liens available only at country level)
Secretary of State
UCC Division
PO Box 1159
Jefferson City MO 65102
(573) 751-4179
(573) 522-2057 (fax)
It's always best to call before sending written inquiries in order to obtain exact addressing/ordering information.
Note: Government agencies are continually updating and expanding online access to their records; consequently, this page is continually updated and expanded. Check back for the latest information!
City-County Cross Index
Adair County
106 W. Washington
Kirksville, MO 63501
(660) 665-2552
Andrew County
P.O. Box 206
Savannah, MO 64485
(816) 324-4221
Atchison County
P.O. Box 280
Rock Port, MO 64482
(660) 744-2707
Audrain County
101 N. Jefferson St., Room 105
Mexico, MO 65265-2769
(573) 473-5842
Barry County
County Courthouse
700 Main, Suite 6
Cassville, MO 65625
(417) 847-2361
Barton County
1004 Gulf St.
Lamar, MO 64759
(417) 682-2444
Bates County
1 N. Delaware
Butler, MO 64730
(660) 679-5171
Benton County
P.O. Box 37
Warsaw, MO 65355
(660) 438-7712
Bollinger County
P.O. Box 949
Marble Hill, MO 63764-0949
(573) 238-1900
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Boone County
801 E. Walnut, Room 132
Columbia, MO 65201-7728
(573) 886-4000
ONLINE: Assessor
www.showmeboone.com/ASSESSOR
Recorder
www.showmeboone.com/RECORDER
Buchanan County
411 Jules
Saint Joseph, MO 64501-1789
(816) 271-1462
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Bulter County
100 N. Main
Poplar Bluff, MO 63901
(573) 686-8082
Caldwell County
P.O. Box 86
Kingston, MO 64650-0067
(816) 586-2581
Callaway County
P.O. Box 406
Fulton, MO 65251
(573) 642-0780
Camden County
P.O. Box 960
Camdenton, MO 65020-0930
(573) 346-4440
Cape Girardeau County
P.O. Box 248
Jackson, MO 63755
(573) 335-8253
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Carroll County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 245
Carrollton, MO 64633
(660) 542-1466
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Carter County
P.O. Box 578
Van Buren, MO 63965
(573) 323-4513
Cass County
County Courthouse
102 E. Wall St.
Harrisonville, MO 64701
(816) 380-8226
Cedar County
P.O. Box 126
Stockton, MO 65785
(417) 276-6700
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Chariton County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 112
Keytesville, MO 65261
(660) 288-3602
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Christian County
P.O. Box 549
Ozark, MO 65721
(417) 581-6372
Clark County
111 E. Court St.
Kahoka, MO 63445
(660) 727-3292
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Clay County
Courthouse
P.O. Box 238
Liberty, MO 64069
(816) 792-7706
Clinton County
P.O. Box 275
Plattsburg, MO 64477
(816) 539-3731
Cole County
P.O. Box 353
Jefferson City, MO 65102
(573) 634-9151
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Cooper County
200 N. Main St., Room 26
Boonville, MO 65233
(660) 882-2232
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Crawford County
P.O. Box 177
Steelville, MO 65565
(573) 775-2866
Dade County
County Courthouse
Greenfield, MO 65661
(417) 677-2271
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Dallas County
P.O. Box 373
Buffalo, MO 65622
(417) 345-2243
Daviess County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 337
Gallatin, MO 64640-0337
(660) 663-2932
De Kalb County
P.O. Box 248
Maysville, MO 64469
(816) 449-2602
Dent County
P.O. Box 715
Salem, MO 65560
(573) 729-3931
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Douglas County
P.O. Box 249
Ava, MO 65608
(417) 683-4713
Dunkin County
P.O. Box 389
Kennett, MO 63857
(573) 888-2456
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Franklin County
P.O. Box 391
Union, MO 63084
(636) 583-6303
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Gasconade County
119 E. 1st St.
Hermann, MO 65041
(573) 486-2632
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Gentry County
P.O. Box 27
Albany, MO 64402
(660) 726-3618
Greene County
940 Boonville Ave.
Springfield, MO 65802
(417) 868-4074
Grundy County
P.O. Box 196
Trenton, MO 64683
(660) 359-6605
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Harrison County
P.O. Box 189
Bethany, MO 64424
(660) 425-6425
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Henry County
100 W. Franklin #4
Clinton, MO 64735
(660) 885-6963
Hickory County
P.O. Box 101
Hermitage, MO 65668
(417) 745-6421
Holt County
P.O. Box 318
Oregon, MO 64473
(660) 446-3301
Howard County
Courthouse
1 Courthouse Square
Fayette, MO 65248
(660) 248-2194
Howell County
Courthouse
P.O. Box 1011
West Plains, MO 65775
(417) 256-3741
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Iron County
P.O. Box 24
Ironton, MO 63650-1308
(573) 546-2811
ONLINE: Circuit Court Records
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Jackson County
415 E. 12th St. #104
Kansas City, MO 64106
(816) 881-3755
Kansas City Land
Jasper County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 387
Carthage, MO 64836
(417) 358-0441
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Jefferson County
P.O. Box 100
Hillsboro, MO 63050
(636) 797-5443
ONLINE: Assessor, Property Tax
www.jcao.org/myinfo.htm
Johnson County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 32
Warrensburg, MO 64093
(660) 422-7413
Knox County
P.O. Box 116
Edina, MO 63537
(660) 397-2305
La Clede County
200 N. Adams
Lebanon, MO 65536
(417) 532-2471
Lafayette County
P.O. Box 416
Lexington, MO 64067
(660) 259-6101
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Lawrence County
P.O. Box 449
Mount Vernon, MO 65712
(417) 466-2471
Lewis County
P.O. Box 97
Monticello, MO 63457
(573) 767-5440
Lincoln County
201 Main St.
Troy, MO 63379
(636) 528-6300
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Linn County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 151
Linneus, MO 64653
(660) 895-5212
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Livingston County
700 Webster St., Suite 6
Chillicothe, MO 64601
(660) 646-1718
Macon County
P.O. Box 382
Macon, MO 63552-0382
(660) 385-4631
Madison County
P.O. Box 470
Fredericktown, MO 63645
(573) 783-2102
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Maries County
P.O. Box 213
Vienna, MO 65582
(573) 422-3338
Marion County
P.O. Box 392
Palmyra, MO 63461
(314) 769-2550
McDonald County
P.O. Box 665
Pineville, MO 64856-0665
(417) 223-7515
Mercer County
Courthouse
802 Main St.
Princeton, MO 64673
(660) 748-4335
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Miller County
P.O. Box 12
Tuscumbia, MO 65082
(573) 369-2303
Mississippi County
P.O. Box 369
Charleston, MO 63834
(573) 683-2146
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Moniteau County
200 E. Main St.
California, MO 65018
(573) 796-2071
Monroe County
P.O. Box 227
Paris, MO 65275
(660) 327-5204
Montgomery County
211 E. 3rd St.
Montgomery City, MO 63361
(573) 564-3341
ONLINE: Civil & Probate
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Morgan County
100 E. Newton St.
Versailles, MO 65084
(573) 378-4413
New Madrid County
P.O. Box 68
New Madrid, MO 63869
(573) 748-2228
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Newton County
P.O. Box 130
Neosho, MO 64850
(417) 451-8257
Nodaway County
Courthouse Square
305 N. Main, Room 104
Maryville, MO 64468-1643
(660) 582-5431
Oregon County
County Courthouse
P.O. Box 324
Alton, MO 65606
(417) 778-7460
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Osage County
P.O. Box 825
Linn, MO 65051
(573) 897-3134
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Ozark County
P.O. Box 36
Gainesville, MO 65655
(417) 679-4232
Pemiscot County
610 Ward Ave.
Caruthersville, MO 63830
(573) 333-0182
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Perry County
15 W. Saint Marie St., Suite 1
Perryville, MO 63775
(573) 547-6581
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Pettis County
415 S. Ohio Ave.
Sedalia, MO 65301
(660) 826-0617
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Phelps County
200 N. Main
Rolla, MO 65401
(573) 364-1891
Pike County
115 W. Main St.
Bowling Green, MO 63334
(573) 324-3112
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Platte County
415 3rd St., Suite 70
Platte City, MO 64079
(816) 858-2232
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Polk County
102 E. Broadway
Bolivar, MO 65613
(417) 326-4912
Pulaski County
301 Historic 66 E.
Waynesville, MO 65583
(573) 774-4755
Putnam County
Courthouse Rm 202
Unionsville MO 63565
(660) 947-2071
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Ralls County
P.O. Box 444
New London, MO 63459
(573) 985-5633
Randolph County
110 S. Main St.
Huntsville, MO 65259
(660) 263-4474
Ray County
P.O. Box 167
Richmond, MO 64085
(816) 776-3377
Reynolds County
P.O. Box 10
Centerville, MO 63633
(573) 648-2494
Ripley County
100 Courthouse Square
Doniphan, MO 63935
(573) 996-2818
Saint Charles County
201 N. 2nd St., Room 338
Saint Charles, MO 63301
(636) 949-7900
Saint Clair County
P.O. Box 493
Osceola, MO 64776
(417) 646-2228
Saint Francis County
County Courthouse Square
Farmington, MO 63640
(573) 756-4551
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Sainte Genevieve County
55 S. 3rd St., Rm. 3
Sainte Genevieve, MO 63670
(573) 883-2705
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Saint Louis County
41 S. Central Ave.
Clayton, MO 63105-1719
(314) 615-8029
Saline County
County Courthouse
Marshall, MO 65340
(660) 886-2300
Schuyler County
P.O. Box 186
Lancaster, MO 63548
(660) 457-3784
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Scotland County
County Courthouse, Room 106
Memphis, MO 63555
(660) 465-8605
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Scott County
P.O. Box 78
Benton, MO 63736-0078
(573) 545-3546
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Shannon County
P.O. Box 148
Eminence, MO 65466
(573) 226-3315
Shelby County
P.O. Box 176
Shelbyville, MO 63469
(573) 633-2151
Stoddard County
P.O. Box 217
Bloomfield, MO 63825
(573) 568-4640
Stone County
P.O. Box 18
Galena, MO 65656
(417) 357-6114
Sullivan County
Courthouse
101 N. Main
Milan, MO 63556
(660) 265-4717
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Taney County
P.O. Box 335
Forsyth, MO 65653-0335
(417) 546-7230
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Texas County
P.O. Box 287
Houston, MO 65483-1226
(417) 967-3742
Vernon County
Courthouse
Nevada, MO 64772
(417) 448-2525
ONLINE: Civil, Criminal
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Warren County
104 W. Main St.
Warrenton, MO 63385
(314) 456-3363
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Washington County
102 N. Missouri
Potosi, MO 63664
(573) 438-4171
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Wayne County
109 Walnut St.
Greenville, MO 63944
(573) 224-3014
ONLINE: Circuit Court
http://casenet.osca.state.mo.us/casenet
Webster County
P.O. Box 529
Marshfield, MO 65706-0529
(417) 859-2006
Worth County
P.O. Box 340
Grant City, MO 64456
(660) 564-2210
Wright County
P.O. Box 39
Hartville, MO 65667-0039
(417) 741-7121